Recruits

[ISU2007]

2009 Recruiting

David Taylor-St. Paris, Ohio
Projected Weight: 133/141 LBS
Accomplishments: 2008 Walsh Ironman Champ, 2008 Super 32 Runner-Up, 2008 FILA Junior World Team Trials Runner-Up, 2008 Ohio DII State Champ, 2007 Walsh Ironman Champ, 2007 Junior Freestyle National Champ, 2007 Junior Greco-Roman National Champ, 2007 FILA Junior World Team Trials Champ, 2007 Ohio DII State Champ, 2006 Walsh Ironman Champ, 2006 Cadet Greco-Roman National Champ, 2006 Cadet Freestyle National Champ, 2006 Ohio DII State Champ, 2005 Beast of the East Champ, 2005 Walsh Ironman Champ, 2005 Cadet Greco-Roman National Runner-Up, 2005 Cadet Freestyle National Champ, 2005 FILA Cadet Greco-Roman National Champ, 2005 FILA Cadet Freestyle National Champ

Trent Weatherman-Ballard, Iowa
Projected Weight: 157 LBS
Accomplishments: 2008 Iowa 2A State Champ, 2007 Iowa 2A State Runner-Up, 2006 Cadet National Freestyle 4th Place, 2006 Cadet Greco-Roman National Champ, 2006 Iowa 2A State Runner-Up

Boaz Beard-Wichita, Kansas
Projected Weight: 184 LBS
Accomplishments: 2008 Midwest Classic Champ, 2008 Kansas 5A State Champ, 2007 Kansas 5A State Champ, 2006 Kansas 5A State Champ

Luke Macchiaroli-Tempe, Arizona
Projected Weight: 285 LBS
Accomplishments: 2008 Arizona 5A State Champ, 2007 Cadet National Greco-Roman 8th Place, 2007 Arizona 5A State Runner-Up, 2006 Arizona 5A State Champ


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[1100011CS]

How many Weatherman brothers are there and what grade are they in? Are they all as good as Trent?

[2forISU]

What is the National Rank of this class?

[SamsB]

I think by the time Taylor gets done with his rshirt year he'll be 149/157.

[anticyclonic]

What is the National Rank of this class?

per that publication, 8th. Iowa is 6th, and Rutgers 2nd, so take the whole thing with a grain of salt

[ISU2007]

per that publication, 8th. Iowa is 6th, and Rutgers 2nd, so take the whole thing with a grain of salt

That website ranks last year's class. The 2009 class is not complete yet.

Iowa will probably have a higher ranked class than Iowa State again though. They have #1 160 St. John, #3 171 Lofthouse, #4 125 Ramos, and #6 145 Carew. (Overall National Individual Rankings)

http://awn.awnonline.com/?q=node/101

[ISU2007]

I think by the time Taylor gets done with his rshirt year he'll be 149/157.

I agree.

[ISU2007]

How many Weatherman brothers are there and what grade are they in? Are they all as good as Trent?

2A Iowa Rankings

#1 135 Tanner Weatherman (So.)
#1 152 Trent Weatherman (Sr.)
#1 171 Brock Weatherman (Jr.)

I think Trent is the best, but Brock isn't far behind.

[Lloyd88]

2A Iowa Rankings

#1 135 Tanner Weatherman (So.)
#1 152 Trent Weatherman (Sr.)
#1 171 Brock Weatherman (Jr.)

I think Trent is the best, but Brock isn't far behind.

Let's hope Trent talks them into coming to ISU.

[Lloyd88]

That website ranks last year's class. The 2009 class is not complete yet.

Iowa will probably have a higher ranked class than Iowa State again though. They have #1 160 St. John, #3 171 Lofthouse, #4 125 Ramos, and #6 145 Carew. (Overall National Individual Rankings)

High School Individual Rankings 1/28/2009 | Amateur Wrestling News

Anybody have inside info on who else we're going after?

[leg4cy]

Anybody have inside info on who else we're going after?

That's likely a full class in terms of those receiving scholarship money. There will be walk-ons for sure. Wrestling recruiting is tough because of the limited number of scholarships. Factor in the fact that a majority of ISU's scholarships are tied up in this year's junior class and you have the makings of a small but talented incoming group.

[illinoiscyclone]

are any of our recruits wrestling in the dapper dan this year isu2007?

[ISU2007]

are any of our recruits wrestling in the dapper dan this year isu2007?

#1 135 David Taylor is rumored to be wrestling in Dapper Dan.

#2 135 Eric Grajales and Taylor are the top 2 recruits in the nation at all weights. Taylor says that he will go to Senior Nationals if Grajales goes as well.

Taylor has been quoted saying he looks forward to wrestling Grajales. Taylor is not afraid of going after the top competition.

[ISU2007]

are any of our recruits wrestling in the dapper dan this year isu2007?

http://www.wrestlingclassic.com/2009...am_Release.pdf

Just found this. Team USA release for Dapper Dan. USA All-Stars will wrestle PA All-Stars. Looks like Grajales is listed at 140. I think Grajales will go at 135 at Senior Nationals.

[Istate]

That's likely a full class in terms of those receiving scholarship money. There will be walk-ons for sure. Wrestling recruiting is tough because of the limited number of scholarships. Factor in the fact that a majority of ISU's scholarships are tied up in this year's junior class and you have the makings of a small but talented incoming group.

Do you think we would have had enough money to go after one more top recruit had we not had to go so hard at Trent at the end? I'm glad he's a cyclone of course, but I just wonder if our original offer to Trent had left enough over.